Typhoon jets equipped with cheaper missiles to fend off Iranian attacks Tom CotterillSun, May 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC 0 The new system, armed on 9 Squadron RAF Typhoon aircraft deployed from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus Tim Hammond/UK MoD Cheap new missiles designed to shoot down drones have been fitted to Britain’s fleet of RAF Typhoons and are now being used to protect the Middle East from Iranian air attacks. Fighter jets operating across the Gulf are now carrying the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, which was developed in a matter of weeks after a hurried effort by the military.

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Cheap new missiles designed to shoot down drones have been fitted to Britain’s fleet of RAF Typhoons and are now being used to protect the Middle East from Iranian air attacks.

Fighter jets operating across the Gulf are now carrying the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, which was developed in a matter of weeks after a hurried effort by the military.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the weapons cost a “fraction of the price” of munitions such as the £200,000 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) previously used to destroy Shahed drones, which themselves cost between £15,000 and £50,000.

Unguided Hydra 70mm rockets were converted into precision weapons thanks to a new laser guidance system that allows them to strike targets in the air.

The kit was rushed into service in less than two months following a combined effort by defence giants BAE Systems, which owns the weapon, and QinetiQ, which integrated it.

Luke Pollard, a defence minister, said: “This has been a superb effort working with industry to test and deploy this system in a matter of months, which will help the RAF shoot down many more drones at a much lower cost.

“Our Typhoon fleet is the backbone of UK and Nato air defence, with the RAF protecting Europe’s eastern flank from Russian drone incursions and defending our partners across the Middle East.”

The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System being fired

Trials for the rockets took place at an accelerated pace, with the first successful strike on a ground target taking place in March.

Typhoon pilots from 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron then carried out the first successful air-to-air firing last month. Crews hit a drone known as a Banshee, which can fly at 350mph, during a successful shoot at a firing range at QinetiQ’s site in Aberporth, Ceredigion.

Simon Galt, QinetiQ’s managing director for air, said the pace of development was unprecedented, and involved more than 100 people. “It was an eight-week piece of work from concept to trial, which is incredibly pacey for this type of integration,” he added.

“This shows the UK has got all of the people, resources and infrastructure it needs to rapidly do tests.”

Earlier this year, the MoD signed a £205m contract extension with QinetiQ to provide technical and engineering support for the RAF’s Typhoon fleet over five years. Mr Galt said this laid the “foundation” for the rapid rollout of the new missiles.

The system has been deployed on operations in the Middle East, with sorties flown by 9 Squadron Typhoons as part of the missions to defend against Iranian bombardment.

The system went from testing to deployment on operations in less than two months - Tim Hammond/MoD

Britain has already sent hundreds of additional air defence troops to the Middle East in response to the Iran war, which began with joint US and Israeli strikes in February.

Sky Sabre missiles have been deployed to Saudi Arabia and lightweight multi-role missiles have been sent to Bahrain. The RAF’s Rapid Sentry and Orcus air defence systems are also operating in Kuwait.

Meanwhile, RAF Regiment gunners have used Rapid Sentry’s missiles to fend off multiple drone attacks on a coalition base in Iraq.

Britain is also investing millions of pounds to buy new Skyhammer interceptor missiles to destroy Shahed-style drones.

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- Byron Allen reacted to taking over Stephen Colbert's late-night slot with *Comics Unleashed*.

- Allen praised the host as an "American treasure."

- The final episode of *The Late Show With Stephen Colbert* airs on May 21.

Byron Allen has nothing but respect for Stephen Colbert.

On May 21, *The Late Show With Stephen Colbert* will come to an end with a new program taking over Colbert's late-night slot. Allen, who will be replacing Colbert with his show *Comics Unleashed*, called CBS' decision to cancel the show “an unfortunate event.”**

“I really like Stephen Colbert. I think he is a magnificent human being,” Allen added, per *Variety*. “He’s a super talent, I believe he is an American treasure.”**

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The admiration is mutual. Colbert told *The Hollywood Reporter *in April about his reaction to learning of Allen replacing him. "God bless him. I know Byron. We got to know each other last year, actually. He's fascinating," he said.

Colbert also mentioned Allen's "history" in the late-night world as the youngest person to ever perform on *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* at 18. "Anyway, when I found out, I wrote him the next morning and I said, 'Hey, congrats. I heard you got the time. Good for you. Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could drop Mr. Carson a note?'" he said.

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CBS announced its plans for replacing Colbert's 11:35 p.m. ET/PT slot with *Comics Unleashed *on April 6. Following Allen's roundtable talk show, a game show produced by Allen, *Funny You Should Ask*, will air at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT.**

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"I created and launched *Comics Unleashed *20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love — make people laugh," Allen said in a statement at the time.

"I truly appreciate CBS' confidence in me by picking up our two-hour comedy block of *Comics Unleashed *and* Funny You Should Ask*, because the world can never have enough laughter."

Less than two weeks after the announcement, Paramount's chair of TV media, George Cheeks, mentioned that the *Comics Unleashed *replacement might not be for the long-run, noting they did a one-season deal. "So, we are still going to develop other ideas, other concepts. But to go into immediate profitability in that slot made a lot of sense for us right now," he said, per Deadline.**

Cheeks added, "Byron's been a great partner to us at 12:30, so we feel confident he will continue to be a great partner for us at 11:30, as well."

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CBS announced last July that the *Late Show *franchise would be ending after 33 years. "We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire* The Late Show* franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late-night television," CBS said at the time.**

The statement continued, "This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."**

The final episode of *The Late Show With Stephen Colbert* airs on May 21 at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT.**

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- Curry Barker's new horror film, *Obsession,* follows a man who gets more than he bargained for when he wishes that his crush would love him back.

- The filmmaker, 26, reveals he shot two versions of the ending.

- He explains why, after getting his dad's feedback, he decided to go with the ending he hadn't originally intended to use.

**This article contains major spoilers for *Obsession*.**

Curry Barker didn't let his obsession get in the way of a perfect ending.

The 26-year-old director tells * *he had a clear vision for the conclusion of his second horror feature, *Obsession*, which follows a nebbish young man named Bear (Michael Johnston), who gets a lot more than he bargained for when he wishes for his crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), to love him "more than anyone in the f---ing world."

"I was really obsessed with this *Romeo and Juliet* ending, actually," the filmmaker teases of his original idea, which he shot but didn't end up using after his dad (and others) talked him out of it.

In the final version now in theaters, the twisted story ends with Bear dying by suicide, thus releasing Nikki from the power of his magic wish — made by snapping a "One Wish Willow" stick, a gag gift he bought at a novelty store that, it turns out, actually works.

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While under its spell, Nikki loses control of her body and mind, overtaken by a dark, desperate version of herself who will do anything — from self-harm to straight up murder — to spend every waking second by Bear's side.

In Barker's original "*Romeo and Juliet* ending," that nightmare ends with Nikki taking her own life as well.

"We shot both; we shot this ending that you see in the movie, and we shot the ending where she ends it all," Barker says. "We had shot a ton of different versions of the official ending, the one that's in the script, the one that I was excited about, and I was like, *Okay, we'll do one ending where [Nikki] survives, but we'll just do one take of it, and then we'll move on.*"

The director allowed only one take for this version because of the complicated setup — the scene unfolds without any cuts and involves a complex, upside-down camera movement.

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"It was a very technical shot, and so we only gave her one where she survives," he explains. But Navarrette's "performance was so good," Barker says, he had to reconsider his initial plan.

"You see her coming to this realization that she's alive again, and she's looking around the room, and she looks so disturbed, and I just remember my dad and multiple people around me being like, 'Dude, I think it's way more disturbing if she just survives this thing.' I was like, 'Ah, you're right.' And so we switched it."

When Nikki, bloodied and battered, regains control of herself and looks around the room, she finds Bear, one of her best friends before his fateful wish, dead in her hands, and another close friend (and casual hookup), Ian (Cooper Tomlinson), also deceased; she had shot him in the head moments earlier while still possessed.

If waking up to all that doesn't sound disturbing enough, Barker says Nikki also retains her memories of being trapped in a kind of purgatory while under the spell of the One Wish Willow.

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"I think she's experienced awful, awful things in there," he shares. "I think she's pretty traumatized by what she saw, and she's traumatized by not having control of her body. That's kind of why the* Romeo and Juliet* ending works for me, because she was taking control for the first time in a while."

Barker knows he's not the first to tell a cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for — the basic premise for *Obsession*, he's noted, is loosely inspired by the first segment of *The Simpsons' *"Treehouse of Horror II," itself a parody of W. W. Jacobs's short story "The Monkey's Paw." What separates his take on the narrative archetype, he says, is the way *Obsession* explores questions of control and consent.

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"I think what's interesting is that there is media that has tackled this idea, and hasn't really delved into the fact that love should be earned and what that actually means when you're wishing for someone else to love you without their consent," he explains.

For those interested in how the original ending would've looked, Barker says you just might get your wish.

"It would be cool to do a director's cut or whatever where we do the alternate ending," he muses. "And I can make it 20 minutes longer."

*Obession *is now in theaters.

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Every Fairleigh Dickinson University player drafted by the Brooklyn Nets Justin Quinn, Nets WireSun, May 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM UTC 0 The Brooklyn Nets have developed their teams through a number of strategies over the decades, and their front office has put together considerable success through the NBA draft. Many of the franchise&x27;s best players have joined the Nets either by being selected directly in the annual draft or through trades made on that day. Moreover, it is not only the star players who have been acquired by the Nets through the draft.

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The Brooklyn Nets have developed their teams through a number of strategies over the decades, and their front office has put together considerable success through the NBA draft. Many of the franchise's best players have joined the Nets either by being selected directly in the annual draft or through trades made on that day.

Moreover, it is not only the star players who have been acquired by the Nets through the draft. Several prominent alumni have been selected by the team each offseason during this annual event, with certain colleges being more prominently represented than others. An analysis of the players from different schools reveals that both prestigious programs and smaller institutions have contributed top talent to the Nets' roster over the years.

So without further ado, let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Nets out of Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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Only one kind of music can get Cedric the Entertainer in the performance zone: '80s pop.

The actor, 62, is making his Broadway debut in Joe Turner's Come and Gone as Seth Holly. Taraji P. Henson stars opposite Cedric as Seth's wife Bertha, and the characters run a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911, offering refuge to Black travelers during the Great Migration.

Cedric tells PEOPLE that he's choosy about his pre-show rituals, and his music in particular, to make sure vibes are high for the entirety of the show.

"I get on the floor and stretch and then I listen to music and it'll vary depending on my mood," he explains. "I go back to the '80s pop. I've been listening to Tears for Fears and the Spandau Ballet, all that kind of stuff getting me vibed out. It's all good."

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Come and Gone is written by August Wilson and originally opened on Broadway in 1988. It is the second of ten installments in Wilson's American Century Cycle about the African American experience during the 20th century. Debbie Allen directs the revival, and it officially opened on April 25.

Another key aspect of life on Broadway that's helped lift Cedric's spirits? His costar Taraji P. Henson, who makes her Broadway debut alongside him. Her character is a matriarchal figure, and Cedric says Henson herself brings that same "beautiful energy" to the cast every day.

"She shows up for everybody herself and including all the cast members. She makes sure that we're all there to love on each other and do it right. And she's bringing that Bertha motherly energy to the whole play," he explains.

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Taking on this new stage of his career has been a fun adventure for Cedric, who has starred in CBS's sitcom The Neighborhood for eight seasons.

"I wanted to try to transform into something that felt a little more dramatic, something that allowed me to push who I was as an actor. And that's what's special about this time for me right now," he shares. "And to be in this play and this particular production has just been exactly what the doctor ordered, if I could say so myself."

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The 12 best serial killer shows on Netflix, whether you&x27;re looking for a haunting documentary or a captivating fictional tale Declan Gallagher, Kevin JacobsenSat, May 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC 0 Danica Ćurčič as Naia Thulin on 'The Chestnut Man'; Damon Herriman as Charles Manson on 'Mindhunter'; Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg on 'You'Credit: Nikolaj Thaning Rentzmann/Netflix; Netflix; Clifton Prescod/Netflix Despite — or perhaps because of — the gruesomeness of serial killer stories, many fans find themselves drawn in.

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Despite — or perhaps because of — the gruesomeness of serial killer stories, many fans find themselves drawn in. Ever since the true crime explosion of the 2010s, numerous shows centered on the crimes of mass murderers have been produced, some better than others.

Netflix, in particular, has specialized in serial killer TV shows, diving deep into the heart of darkness with psychological thrillers like Mindhunter and You, and gripping documentary series like The Confession Killer and Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer. Ahead, we're recommending the 12 best serial killer shows worth streaming on Netflix, with an eye for those that don't fall into the trap of feeling exploitative.

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The Chestnut Man (2021–present)

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Mark Hess and Danica Ćurčič as Naia Thulin on 'The Chestnut Man'
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In the great tradition of nihilistic Danish mystery novels comes this delightfully spooky, occasionally transcendent twist on the successful formula. A woman is found brutally murdered on a playground with a bizarre totem constructed of chestnuts left next to her body. Solving the case, which is almost immediately tied to the missing child of a prominent politician, falls to detective Naia Thulin (Danica Ćurčič) and her partner, Mark Hess (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard). Cue ruminative looks from rain-dotted windows and some properly toe-curling violence. —Declan Gallagher

Where to watch The Chestnut Man: Netflix

Cast: Danica Ćurčič, David Dencik, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Iben Dorner

02 of 12

The Confession Killer (2019)

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One of Netflix's twistiest serial killer shows is this fascinating (though exhausting) five-part docuseries about Henry Lee Lucas, who confessed to hundreds of murders that he may or may not have committed. Lucas was tied to few or none of the crimes through physical evidence but was able to parrot sufficient details of the attacks to convince investigators and victims' families that he was to blame. At times you may worry The Confession Killer is attempting to exonerate Lucas or make him into some sort of folk victim, but, in fact, the show turns the mirror rather successfully on the audience. —D.G.

Where to watch The Confession Killer: Netflix

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Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021)

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Joe Berlinger has made a career out of Netflix serial killer content, having helmed both Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), the latter being a narrative twist on Bundy's crimes. The Times Square Killer, the second installment in the Crime Scene documentary series, finds Berlinger telling the story of New York City's "Torso Killer," who carved a bloody swatch across midtown Manhattan in the 1970s.

There's a satisfying balance struck here between the facts of a little-known murder spree and respectful portraits of the victims, many of whom came from underserved communities and were only discovered to be missing when their family members took charge of the investigation. —D.G.

Where to watch Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer: Netflix

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Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2025)

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This three-part documentary series is a satisfying deep dive for those familiar with the Long Island Serial Killer case and those learning about it for the first time. Directed by Liz Garbus, Gone Girls centers on the Gilgo Four, a group of four women whose bodies were found on Gilgo Beach, contextualizing their lives with a grace and sensitivity not often seen in other true-crime series. —Kevin Jacobsen

Where to watch Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer: Netflix

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A Killer Paradox (2024)

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This surprisingly white-knuckle South Korean thriller, based on an animated web series, follows Lee Tang (Choi Woo-shik), a convenience store worker who accidentally murders a serial killer in a holdup gone wrong. As a hard-nosed detective (Son Suk-ku) continues his search for the deceased slasher, Tang finds he has quite a knack for knocking off bad guys.

While the plot never truly acquits itself of comparisons to Dexter and I Saw the Devil (2010), it's still a well-constructed, devious little thriller that benefits from sharp writing and a willingness to wade into tricky territory. It's the sort of show you could see really beginning to fly in its second season, if it's ever granted one. —D.G.

Where to watch A Killer Paradox: Netflix

Cast: Choi Woo-shik, Son Suk-ku, Lee Hee-joon, Hyun Bong-sik

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Mindhunter (2017–2019)

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David Fincher's eerily credible procedural follows FBI agents Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) and Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff), who develop the modern method of profiling serial killers by conducting interviews with some of the most fearsome criminals in the annals of history, including Charles Manson (Damon Herriman) and Dennis Rader (Sonny Valicenti). Mindhunter is, in many ways, the perfect distillation of Fincher's detailed approach to cinema and his fixation on the minds of murderers. It plays as a welcome follow-up to his 2007 masterpiece, Zodiac, while offering its own singular approach to the genre. —D.G.

Where to watch Mindhunter: Netflix

Cast: Holt McCallany, Jonathan Groff, Anna Torv, Cameron Britton, Hannah Gross

07 of 12

Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)

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This straightforward, horrifying docuseries gives an admirable just-the-facts recitation of Richard Ramirez, surely one of the most fearsome serial killers in history. It's one of Netflix's most blunt offerings, and there's little enhancement or drama here, as it's entirely unneeded, as Ramirez's crimes read like a depraved horror novel. His more or less accidental ability to elude police (until he couldn't) was so incredible that, if not for the fact that it actually happened, it would defy credulity. —D.G.

Where to watch Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer: Netflix

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The Ripper (2020)

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Looking across the Atlantic, this four-part docuseries examines the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. "The Yorkshire Ripper," who murdered 13 women between 1975 and 1980 in England. It's an exhaustive, well-told account of Sutcliffe's terror reign, which isn't particularly well-known Stateside. This series also thoughtfully examines how the police response might've been different if his victims were men. —D.G.

Where to watch The Ripper: Netflix

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The Sinner (2017–2021)

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The Sinner is a reliable anthology thriller, with the first stellar season based on German mystery novelist Petra Hammesfahr's novel about homicide detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman). All four seasons concern Detective Ambrose as he attempts to solve murders that are more complicated than they initially appear, and each is nicely old-fashioned, with Pullman making for a grounding guide through all this mayhem.

As the series goes on, it adopts the pleasantly antiquated feel of something like Prime Suspect, where we follow a single detective on an understated journey without the noise of multiple side characters or killing-of-the-week distractions. —D.G.

Where to watch The Sinner: Netflix

Cast: Bill Pullman, Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Carrie Coon, Tracy Letts

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Slasher (2016–2023)

Eric McCormack as Basil Garvey and Thom Allison as Georges in season 5 of 'Slasher'
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As with any slasher series — or, in this case, anthology — some installments are better than others. Across its five seasons (three are on Netflix), Slasher has covered tried-and-true genre territory and delved (at times less successfully) into more experimental fare. Season 1, one of the best, follows a series of vicious present-day copycat murders after an '80s Halloween massacre. Then there's season 3, which feels like one of those particularly cruel straight-to-video cheapies.

Slasher is more straight-faced and restrained than the similarly structuredAmerican Horror Story, calling back to the genre's heyday with a bit more realism and genuine reverence. —D.G.

Where to watch Slasher: Netflix

Cast: Paula Brancati, Christopher Jacot, Katie McGrath, Brandon Jay McLaren, David Cronenberg

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The Watcher (2022–present)

Naomi Watts as Nora Brannock and Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock on 'The Watcher'
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Of course, being a Ryan Murphy creation, this fictionalized account of a bizarre case in upstate New York is one very full sink. It stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as a testy married couple battling with independent kids, a whacked-out realtor (Jennifer Coolidge), nosy neighbors (Mia Farrow), and spooky notes from someone who really, really wants them to leave their new estate.

One of the joys of a Murphy production is watching all of the spinning plates and wondering which will topple first, but this one actually keeps most of them airborne throughout the season 1 finale. No one does the blend of crime and soap quite like Murphy, and his ability to goad some of our generation's best actors into increasingly wide-eyed theatrics remains unparalleled. Season 2 is expected to drop on Oct. 8. —D.G.

Where to watch The Watcher: Netflix

Cast: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Isabel Gravitt, Mia Farrow, Jennifer Coolidge

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You (2018–2025)

Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg on 'You'
Credit: Netflix

A blessedly perverse spin on both CW shows and classic psycho-thrillers, You confidently and effortlessly reinvents itself throughout five seasons. It follows bookstore employee and serial killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), who develops an obsession with Guinevere (Elizabeth Lail) and wiggles his way into her friend group.

You is wonderfully knowing and often surprising, never content to milk one narrative thread for too long. As the later seasons segue into a sort of twisted serial killer version of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), the show finds its satirical feet. —D.G.

Where to watch You: Netflix

EW grade: B+

Cast: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Jenna Ortega, Victoria Pedretti, Dylan Arnold

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